Aviation College to Open Kissimmee Campus

Two Men and a Truck coming to Kissimmee, A-2 118TH YEAR • SATURDAY EDITION • 50 CENTS WWW.AROUNDOSCEOLA.COM JULY 19, 2014 ★ Saturday Edition Stay cool at Disney in July Frozen Summer Fun Live! will feature ice skating, a parade and a snow playground at the theme park. It’s based on the Serving Kissimmee, St. Cloud, Celebration, Poinciana, Harmony, Narcoossee, BVL popular lm “Frozen.” See page B-1 Aviation college to open Kissimmee campus New addition expected to create 60 jobs By Tiffanie Reynolds Staff Writer Kissimmee Gateway Airport is rapidly becoming a hub for aviation training in Central Florida. On Tuesday, Kissimmee city sta and commissioners welcomed Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology to the city’s airport. e campus will serve as an extension to the college’s main campus in Fort Pierce with a focus on airframe and power plant mechanics certi cation. Located at 606 Dyer Blvd., the college also will create 60 new jobs in the community over the next three years with a company average wage of more than $40,000, o cials said. “It’s always been a challenge to me, since Kissimmee is not the kind of airport where people can go buy tickets and y out or have their family come through, to try to demonstrate the bene t of the airport to the community,” said Terry Lloyd, director of aviation of Kissimmee Gateway Airport. “But, now, with a school like this, we have people from the community that are going to go out there, learn a trade at the airport. eir family will know about it, their friends will know about it, and it not only makes us more of a community asset, but also more recognized by the community as an asset.” Aviator College approached Lloyd News-Gazette Photo/Tiffanie Reynolds and Kissimmee Economic Development President of Aviator College Michael Cohen, Vice President of Operations Michelle Miller and college staff unveil the See College, page A-5 front entrance design for its campus in Kissimmee. The campus is expected to open in January 2015. A bird’s eye view OHS to hold meeting about class schedule changes News-Gazette Photo/ Andrew Sullivan A junior osprey soars By Ken Jackson according to Akes, because above the at the Staff Writer the state’s graduation and Scotty’s Cove Conser- Osceola High School is assessment requirements vation Area located at scheduled to change its class changed on May 30. End 1570 Parsons Road scheduling from a four-by- of course assessments will be given from April 20 to in Kissimmee. Along four block to a seven-period May 15, about four months with an area to launch schedule for the 2014-15 a er the rst semester kayaks and canoes, school year, which begins in a little over a month. classes end. facilities include a “My concern is now the children’s play area, But parents, students, some teachers from OHS assessment is 30 percent of a two picnic pavilions, an student’s grade, and in most open-air classroom, a and at least one School Board member feel the cases they must be passed walking/exercise trail to graduate,” he said. “ ese and benches to enjoy timing is wrong to make that change. teachers are done teaching the scenery. The facility these kids in January and is open from sunrise to ose groups debated the change for more than the assessment is in May, sunset. Overnight stays and the results will a ect are prohibited. three hours at Tuesday’s School Board meeting, most their evaluations.” saying that OHS juniors Akes said more than and seniors will be hurt by 1,800 students, about three- the shi . quarters of Osceola’s student Currently, Osceola body, will be a ected by students take four classes that, making a c hange in the rst semester for 90 necessary despite the minutes each, then take time constraints. four di erent ones in the “ e timeline is not what second semester, making we wished it could have it possible to earn eight been,” he said, noting the full credits each year. e assessment schedule was school is planning to change released June 30. e School the schedule to seven Board was noti ed on July 7 45-minute periods each day and OHS sta was noti ed County looking to privatize jail medical care for the entire school year. later that week. e change was approved School o cials called By Ken Jackson Osceola County Jail. jail’s current health care sta Jean Barthelemy, a n urse by District Superintendent parents about the change Staff Writer e 3-1 vote, with implored the board to keep practitioner. “Our costs have Melba Luciano, Assistant this week, and there will be Commissioner Mike things the way they are, as remained competitive for 14 Superintendent for a public meeting Monday e Osceola County from 6 t o 7:30 p.m. at the Commission voted Monday Harford opposed and many of them have at least 10 years. Privatization does not Secondary Education Brandon Arrington absent, years of service at the jail. minimize county’s liability.” Michael Akes and OHS OHS auditorium. to give the county manager e greatest challenges in and his sta approval to start did not sit well with the jail’s “Our quality of care is He said that new Principal Edward Jones, current medical sta made excellent, and we’re operating personnel brought in to the who begins his rst full year changing the class schedule negotiations with a private format will be working out rm to provide healthcare up of county employees. with board certi ed sta that jail’s medical unit would at the school. services to inmates at the A few members of the can manage the care,” said See County, page A-5 e change comes, See OHS, page A-5 Civil Air St. Cloud Index: Patrol helps tennis player Page A4 ......................................Editorial swear in new at national Page A6 ...........................................Sports U.S. citizens Page B4 ................................Community tourney Page B7 ................................... Obituaries Page B8 .......................... What’s Cooking Page C1 .....................................Classi ed Page B-4 Page A-6 Page C3 ...........................................Legals Page A2, NEWS-GAZETTE • Online All The Time • www.aroundosceola.com • Saturday, July 19, 2014 UÊV>Ê ÕÃiÃÃÊ iÜÃ UÊ*Ê ÕÃiÃÃÊ1«`>ÌiÃ UÊ"iÊÊ/ iÊ/i Go to: OSCEOLA BUSINESS www.aroundosceola.com Sherry Conway joins Cruise Planners as St. Cloud franchise owner City of St. Cloud new fiscal year budget Cruise Planners o ers exclusive among other things to customize the and non-card cruise and land vacation packages best vacation possible. 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